April 16, 2021

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Top News

• House committee votes to approve bill that would grant DC statehood. CNN
• Covid-19 booster shot likely needed within 12 months, Pfizer’s CEO says. NBC News
• Voters Like Biden Infrastructure Plan; G.O.P. Still Sees an Opening on Taxes. New York Times
• Officer Who Killed Daunte Wright Makes 1st Court Appearance In Manslaughter Case. NPR
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Energy & Natural Resources

• Environmental Justice to Play Role in Grant Programs, Regan Says. Bloomberg Law
• US envoy John Kerry woos China over climate. BBC
• Senate votes to confirm Mallory to lead White House environmental council. Reuters
• Oil Surges to Highest in a Month With U.S. Demand Picking Up. Bloomberg
• Carbon Emissions Could Plummet. The Atmosphere Will Lag Behind. NPR

Indian Affairs

• A Push to Move the Golf Course Atop a Native American ‘Stonehenge.’ New York Times
• ‘Race against time’: Pandemic propels fight to save Native American languages. Politico
• Interior Department to reconvene council on Native American issues. The Hill
• Native Americans And State Taxes: Not For The Faint Of Heart. Forbes

Labor

• Amazon Vote Won’t Deter Union Goals, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh Says. Wall Street Journal
• US vaccination progress sparks rebound in jobs and spending. Financial Times
• Biden Confronts Decades of Union Decline in Bid to Boost Wages. Bloomberg
• Teachers Union Switches Stance, Now Endorses CDC Guidance on School Reopenings. US News & World Report

Taxation & Trade

• Biden wants to raise taxes to pay for infrastructure. He might need the world’s help. Vox
• USTR Tai calls for bold action to put climate at center of trade policy. Reuters
• Biden proposals may not guarantee all Fortune 500 corporations pay federal income taxes, experts say. Washington Post
• American Rescue Plan: US stimulus seen widening trade deficit that sparked Trump’s trade war with China. South China Morning Post
• Big Oil’s Influence Shrinks as Tax Perks Face Axe in Biden Plan. Wall Street Journal

Technology

• How Asia came to dominate chipmaking and what the U.S. wants to do about it. CNBC
• NYC e-cargo bikes lay groundwork for future of grocery delivery. Smart Cities Dive
• Wyden urges ban on sale of Americans’ personal data to ‘unfriendly’ foreign governments. Washington Post
• China-US tech war ‘in crucial decade’ as developing nations pick sides. South China Morning Post

Transportation & Infrastructure

• The Case For a Transit-First Infrastructure Plan. Bloomberg CityLab
• Trottenberg Confirmed Deputy DOTSEC. Railway Age
• DOT Rebrands BUILD Program to RAISE, Makes $1 Billion Available. Transport Topics
• Biden’s infrastructure plan goes big on EVs, but his first budget starts small, analysts say. Smart Cities Dive
• Focus group: Red flags for Biden infrastructure plan. Axios

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